Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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